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Article: Neoconservative Economics in the Southern Cone of Latin America, 1973-83. (book review article)
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- Atlantic Economic Journal
- Article date:
- September 1, 1989
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Neoconservative Economics in the Southern Cone of Latin America, 1973-83
I. Introduction
Ramos' principle thesis is that the nations of the southern cone of Latin America--Argentina, Chile and Uruguay--responded to the social crisis of the 1970's, which grew out of a quarter century's deteriorating economic performance, by adopting a set of policies identified as "neoconservative." The similarity of their experiences is demonstrated by the fact that the neoconservative period of each country can be divided into three distinct phases, each marked by a specific set of problems and a particular policy response.
By almost any standard, the ...